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Do non-melanoma skin cancer survivors use tanning beds less often than the general public?

Lauren WizniaDepartment of Surgery, Yale University School of MedicineDermatol Online J 22:. 2016

..70, 95% CI: 0.34-1.43, p = 0.33). Conclusions Non-melanoma skin cancer survivors should be educated on their increased risk of recurrence and other skin cancers and in particular the role of indoor tanning in skin tumorigenesis. ..

Variation in metastatic workup for patients with invasive breast cancer

..We sought to determine if there was a difference in outcomes in African-American compared with Caucasian women with hormone-responsive breast cancer, and whether this was related to race or other tumor and treatment variables...

Lymph node ratio should be considered for incorporation into staging for breast cancer

..The use of radiation therapy (RT) after breast-conserving surgery (BCS) is inconsistent in patients treated with hormonal therapy (HT). We sought to identify factors influencing the decision to use RT in this setting...

..In conclusion, the use of preoperative breast MRI has increased substantially among older women with breast cancer and is associated with an increased likelihood of being diagnosed with bilateral cancer, and more invasive surgery...

..The identification of distinct molecular subtypes has changed breast cancer management. The correlation between mammographic appearance and molecular subtype for invasive breast cancer has not been extensively studied...

The role of sentinel node biopsy in women undergoing prophylactic mastectomy

..Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) often accompanies invasive breast cancer. The prognostic implication of this is unclear. We sought to determine whether concomitant DCIS affects outcomes in patients with invasive disease...

..Although identification of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (Her2) positive breast cancer represents one of the greatest advances over the past 3 decades, it has not been studied extensively on a national level...

Racial Differences in Utilization of Breast Conservation Surgery: Results from the National Cancer Data Base (NCDB)

..Whether rates of breast-conservation surgery (BCS) vary based on race and ethnicity has not been clearly elucidated on a national leve...

Factors Associated with Persistently Positive Margin Status after Breast-Conserving Surgery in Women with Breast Cancer: An Analysis of the National Cancer Database

Jonathan HannaDepartment of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USAAm Surg 82:748-52. 2016

..3 per cent of patients have persistently positive margins after definitive surgery. These patients tend to have more aggressive disease and greater comorbidities, and are less likely to receive adjuvant radiation therapy. ..

..Multifocality and multicentricity are increasingly recognized in breast cancer. However, little is known about the characteristics and biology of these cancers and the clinical implications are controversial...

The number of lymph nodes dissected in breast cancer patients influences the accuracy of prognosis

..excisional) on lumpectomy margin status has not been well established. The objective of this study was to determine whether needle biopsy is associated with a higher positive margin rate at time of lumpectomy...

Trends in mammography and clinical breast examination: a population-based study